Sadie Sink Reveals She Had “Never Been in Love” During Filming of ‘All Too Well’

In a recent interview  Sadie Sink, the actress known for her role in ‘Stranger Things’, revealed her transformative experience working on Taylor Swift’s Grammy Award-winning music video for ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’. At the time of filming, ‘Sink’ was 20 years old and had never experienced the intense emotions of love or a significant breakup, which made the project particularly challenging.

“I had never been in love,” Sink shared about her experience with the short film. “I had never been through a breakup that intense. It was all foreign territory for me.” To connect with the emotional depth required for the role, Sink drew on her extensive background as a Swift fan, using her knowledge and admiration for Swift’s music to inform her performance.

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The process of embodying a character in a tumultuous relationship led Sink to reflect on her own life. She admitted that the song’s themes began to resonate with her personally, sparking an introspective journey. “Then I was like, ‘Whoa. Maybe I should do some work on Sadie in these areas,'” she revealed. The song now holds a significant, nostalgic impact on her, feeling deeply personal and intense.

Sink also noted that she removed the track from her “wind down song” playlist during the filming of ‘Stranger Things’, citing the song’s emotional weight. Her connection to the project and the song has become a profound part of her personal and professional life.

Recalling the experience, Sink previously shared with Bustle how surprised she was when Swift’s team approached her to star in the short film. “It was wildly confusing at first because I never thought of myself as someone who would even reach her desk,” Sink said, reflecting on her admiration for Swift.

Additionally, Sink described a particularly spontaneous moment during filming an argument scene with Dylan O’Brien. “It was completely on the fly; I don’t remember anything I said; we only did one take,” she recalled. Sink was initially confused about the need for microphones and thought they were simply capturing their movements. The improvisational nature of the scene added to the raw authenticity of the final cut.

-Sushmita Sarkar